ShareThisCapsule previews for Week 14 around the NFL. All times Eastern.SUNDAY:St. Louis Rams (3-9) at Cincinnati Bengals (4-8), 1 p.m.The Rams don't fare very well on the road, unless it's in a dome. The Bengals look as though they're playing in a fog, but at least it's outside.Prediction: Bengals, 34-23Miami Dolphins (0-12) at Buffalo Bills (6-6), 1.The Dolphins are running out of chances to end their winless season. It won't happen in Buffalo, where the Bills have won the past three meetings.Prediction: Bills, 24-10Dallas Cowboys (11-1) at Detroit Lions (6-6), 1.The Cowboys have had some extra time off since beating the Packers. They won't need it against the Lions, who have taken the past four games off.Prediction: Cowboys, 38-24Oakland Raiders (4-8) at Green Bay Packers (10-2), 1.A few extra days off have probably helped Brett Favre's elbow. The Packers can clinch the division title with a victory or tie against the Raiders.Prediction: Packers, 31-17Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-4) at Houston Texans (5-7), 1.This is the start of a four-game stretch in which the Texans play three teams with at least eight victories. They've already lost two in a row.Prediction: Buccaneers, 23-21Carolina Panthers (5-7) at Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4), 1.The Jaguars had the same record last season and finished 8-8. They don't want to gas it again, not with a wild-card spot in their grasp.Prediction: Jaguars, 30-10New York Giants (8-4) at Philadelphia Eagles (5-7), 1.The Eagles have had consecutive near misses against the Patriots and Seahawks. The Giants didn't have many near misses in the first meeting when they had 12 sacks.Prediction: Eagles, 30-28San Diego Chargers (7-5) at Tennessee Titans (7-5), 1.This would be a good time for the Titans to prove they can contend for a wild card. It's tough for the Chargers, 2-4 on the road, to play back-to-back away games.Prediction: Chargers, 23-21.Minnesota Vikings (6-6) at San Francisco 49ers (3-9), 4:05.The Vikings can't catch the Packers, but they can get a wild-card spot. They've won three in a row and four of the past five.Prediction: Vikings, 24-13Arizona Cardinals (6-6) at Seattle Seahawks (8-4), 4:05.The Cardinals already own one victory against the Seahawks this season. If they want to win the division, they need to win another.Prediction: Seahawks, 27-24Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3) at New England Patriots (12-0), 4:15.Pittsburgh fans should not fret about a loss to the Patriots, at least not now. This can be a fact-finding mission for the Steelers, just as it was in '05 when they lost in Indy to the 10-0 Colts.Prediction: Patriots, 23-13Kansas City Chiefs (4-8) at Denver Broncos (5-7), 4:15.That barking noise you hear is the Broncos, losers of two in a row while allowing 71 points. But they have won the past six at home against the Chiefs.Prediction: Broncos, 30-20Cleveland Browns (7-5) at New York Jets (3-9), 4:15.The Jets scored almost as many points last week (40) as their previous four games combined (42). The Browns average 34.1 points when they win.Prediction: Browns, 34-24Indianapolis Colts (10-2) at Baltimore Ravens (4-8), 8:15.Was it me, or were the officials who worked the Pitt-West Virginia game also working the Ravens-Patriots game? Is there a tougher two-game stretch in the NFL than what Baltimore has gotten?Prediction: Ravens, 23-20MONDAY NIGHT:New Orleans Saints (5-7) at Atlanta Falcons (3-9), 8:30.The Saints have never lost to the Falcons since Sean Payton has been the coach. But they're not exactly road warriors, either. Prediction: Saints, 23-18(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)
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